This is actually a smart move by AMD to get some revenue out of what would otherwise be a total loss. And if they market and brand it right it might just work out.
On Dec 24, 2007 5:03 AM, Naushad, Zulfiqar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think the 3 core idea is good. > > Because by adding odd numbers, you can have a 5 core CPU for example. > > I am with the idea. > > However, I hope the next refresh of the Phenom offers better performance :) > > HT3 with DDR3 and 45nm might be the ticket! > > > Zulfiqar Naushad > > IT Consultant > ____________________________________________ > SIEMENS Ltd > I&S Oil, Gas & IT Solutions > P.O. Box 719, Al-Khobar 31952 > Kingdom of Saudi Arabia > Phone: +966 (3) 865-9730 (*NEW) > Mobile: +966 (050) 587-0964 > Fax: +966 (3) 887 0165 > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of The Beave > Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2007 10:10 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [H] AMD's Odd Phenom > > Soon after AMD announced its new triple-core Phenom processor, the jokes > began. Some people think a multicore processor with an odd number of cores > is...well, odd. Others ridiculed AMD for making triple-core chips by > disabling one core on a defective quad-core die. Intel CEO Paul Otellini > cracked, "We see a distinct advantage in having all the cores on our dies > work." > Actually, there's nothing odd about an odd number of processors. For 30 > years we've had PCs with only one processor, and that's an odd number. > > More at http://www.maximumpc.com/article/fast_forward_amds_odd_phenom > > Hmm... > > Tim "The Beave" Lider > MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.myspace.com/dowbeave > > > > > -- Brian Weeden
